Mexican-American War Quiz

Who was the expansionist President of the U.S. during the Mexican-American War in 1846?

• James Garfield

• Abraham Lincoln

• James Fannin

• James K. Polk

What slogan did the President of the U.S. use in regards to acquiring all of “Oregon Country”?

• Gimme Dat!

• 54 - 40 Or Fight!

• No Taxation Without Representation

• Make America Great Again

In 1846 the President provoked the Mexican troops into attacking American troops by

• Detonating a nuclear bomb over Mexico

• Stationing American troops in disputed territory in Texas

• Allowing Santa Anna to return to power in Mexico

• Sending American businessmen into Chihuahua

What was the treaty that ended the Mexican American war?

• The Treaty of Paris

• The Treaty of Versailles

• The Treaty of Ghent

• The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

What was one major result of the Mexican American War?

• Mexico gained Cuba and Puerto Rico

• Mexico lost about half of its territory to the U.S.

• Mexico struck it rich with the California Gold Rush

• Slavery was abolished in the territories gained from Mexico

What was one effect of the massive emigration to California after the Gold Rush?

• The genocide of the majority of Native American groups in California

• The election of the first black president

• The Civil War

• The Secession of South Carolina

What was one very controversial aspect of the Compromise of 1850?

• The election of Abraham Lincoln

• Texas seceded from the Union

• The Fugitive Slave Act

• The Louisiana Purchase

What did the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 do?

• It attempted to abolish slavery in these new territories

• It put the issue of slavery in the hands of the people (popular sovereignty)

• It abolished slavery in these territories

• It gave the United States Puerto Rico

What famous Supreme Court decision stated that people of African descent were not citizens of the U.S. and enslaved people could still be enslaved in free states?

• Plessy v Ferguson

• Dred Scott v Sanford

• The election of Abraham Lincoln

• Roe v Wade

What led to South Carolina seceding from the United States?

• The Nullification Crisis

• The Election of Abraham Lincoln

• The idea of judicial review

• The attack by Union Troops on Charleston